Makes me wonder if the author has a college degree. I think probably not.
I don't have one either.
I don’t know if Prelutsky has a degree, but I have a B.A. in English and one in French, an M.A. in linguistics, and a teaching credential, and I agree with him. I paid a lot of money for the privilege of being exposed to what was 20% literature and %80 marxist twaddle.
I don’t know. But, he was a screenwriter for the TV show M*A*S*H among others (believe it or not).
I think you are right as well.
He starts with the premise that being well rounded and generally educated is a good and desireable thing, then said F’it, just teach the dumb bastards a trade.